By Peter Dale Scott June 17, 2011 It is a troubled time for NATO’s campaign against Libya. President Obama has seen a near-revolt in Congress against the costly war, while Defense Secretary Gates in Brussels has warned his European allies that their tepid response “is putting the Libya mission and the alliance’s very future at […]
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TREND: Israelis Rush for Second Passports
“Perhaps as many as half of the Jews living in Israel will consider leaving Palestine in the next few years if political and social trends continue.” – By Franklin Lamb CounterPunch June 5, 2011 Perhaps historians or cultural anthropologists surveying the course of human events can identify for us a land, in addition to Palestine, where […]
MARKET FLASH: Oil set for a big price jump
By Andrew McKillop 21st Century Wire MARKET INSIGHT June 6, 2011 Oil is again a leading asset for possible rapid price growth. The reasons are however rather strange and sinister: Wall Street is demanding higher prices, very especially by Goldman Sachs Group Inc which says the price should (it says “could”) reach $ 130 a […]
Libya says NATO raids killed 718 civilians (so far)
AFP | NATO: “The Gaddafi regime is finished, he must leave office, he must leave the country”.
Anatomy of a Murder: How NATO Assassinated Qaddafi Family Members
Cynthia McKinney | How many times must a parent bury a child?
LIBYA: Water Emerges as a Hidden Weapon
Simba Russeau | Libya’s enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice.
Washington Still Working Hard to Plug Gaps in The Bin Laden Story
Patrick Henningsen | It was a PR operation, not an actual military one,
The Strauss-Kahn Affair: It’s Now Make or Break Time for the IMF
Andrew McKillop | The Strauss-Kahn crisis appears to be the opening salvo in a bigger IMF crisis.
MAKING OF A MYTH: The Official Bin Laden Story Remains Unbelievable
Kurt Nimmo | “Maybe they had some guy there that looked like Bin Laden and did him in”.
POLITICAL TARGETING IS NOW STANDARD PROCEDURE IN THE UK
If you were in any doubt as to whether East German Stasi-style or North Korean secret police arrests would ever be adopted in a democratic country like the United Kingdom, think again. Arresting a political activist without charges, relying merely on suspicion led to a pre-crime arrest of Charlie Veitch on the 28th of April […]
IN DEATH, AS IN LIFE, BIN LADEN CONTINUES TO SERVE HIS CIA MASTERS
Patrick Henningsen | Truth is almost always stranger than fiction…
Another Bin Laden Scoop for Alternative Media: “No photos or video will be released.”
21WIRE | 21st Century Wire calls out the White House on the bin Laden fairy tale.
Obama’s Announcement Only Fuels the Mythology of Bin Laden
Patrick Henningsen | The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is said to have warned that al-Qaeda has hidden a nuclear bomb “somewhere in Europe” .
Mainstream Media Used Photoshopped Dead Bin Laden Pictures
21WIRE | Why announce Bin Laden’s death now, after all these years in cold storage?
LIBYA: NEW THEATRES OF CONFLICT INCREASES RISK OF MULTI-REGIONAL WORLD WAR
Patrick Henningsen | We are now in the early stages of what appears to be a global escalation phase and it is anyone’s guess how this chess game will unfold.
RUSSIA TODAY: 21st Century Wire’s Patrick Henningsen discusses China’s exposure in Libya
Patrick Henningsen | A ‘New Cold War’ is emerging and Africa is the front line.
RUSSIA TODAY: 21st Century Wire’s Patrick Henningsen tonight 6pm GMT
RT | International affairs segment with Patrick Henningsen.